Special to The Banner News
Dear Citizens of Columbia County:
As your Sheriff of our great county. I wanted to address and make my official statement concerning the recent ATF rule, 2021R-08F, regarding "Pistol Braces The ATF nde went into effect on January 13, 2023, and many legal gun owners of our county are in fear of this ruling violating their 2 amendment rights. I want to ease your concerns and keep my promise to you, the citizens of our county. that will protect your rights against any unconstitutional acts. Therefore, I publicly announce that myself or The Columbia County Sheriff's Office WILL NOT assist the federal government enforcing this act Again, I want to assure you that I believe in and will fight for your 2 Amendment Rights for legal gun owners. As outlined by other Sheriffs recently in our state. Arkansas Code 21-1-904 was put in place as protection for infringements such as this
The Law states- Arkansas Code 21-1-904, (a) All acts, laws orders, rules, and regulations of the United States Government that were enacted on or after January 1, 2021 that infringe on the people's right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Arkansas Constitution Article 2, 15 are invalid in this state, shall not be recognized by this state, are specifically rejected by this state, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in this state (b) Such a federal ban that is null and void in this state sender subsection (a) of this section includes without limitation (4) An act forbidding the possession ownership, use, or transfer of any type of firearm. firearm accessory, or ammunition by law-abiding citizens (1) The following persons shall not enforce or a federal agencies or officers in the enforcement of any federal statute, executive order, or federal agency directive that conflicts with Arkansas Constitution, Article 2. $5 or any Arkansas law (A) A public officer or employee of this state
Finally, The Columbia County Sheriff's Office will not participate in a violation of our Constitutional Rights, and as the chief law enforcement official of our great county, NO personnel of this Office will be arresting, or housing law abiding citizens for non-compliance of this act. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office will be heavily focused on the protection of our citizens making sure our children are safe, and arresting those who cause havoc in our coronautics
Humbly submitted, Sheriff Leroy Martin